Samantha Max
Articles by Samantha Max
Samantha reports on whether New Yorkers feel safe and whether the institutions that are supposed to protect them are working. Before coming to WNYC/Gothamist, she spent three years covering the criminal justice system in Tennessee for Nashville Public Radio. Her reporting on Nashville's police department received multiple awards, including the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Samantha was also part of the inaugural class of Report for America, a service journalism program that sends up-and-coming reporters to local newsrooms across the country. She is a Northwestern University grad, a Baltimore native and fluent in Spanish. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal: samanthamaxwnyc.93.
Crossroads and Horizon juvenile detention centers have been over capacity for years.
WNYC followed up with people whose voices we captured in the aftermath of the September 11th attack to hear their reflections.
Recommendations across the five boroughs for a marathon training run or a low-key jog.
Prosecutors say they couldn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the man’s actions were not justified.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said Mangione's admission of guilt in federal court will not stop him from pursuing separate state charges.
Prosecutors say the charges should be dropped now that Mangione has pleaded guilty in federal court.
“I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” Mangione said.
The possible plea agreement comes just weeks before Mangione is expected to stand trial in state court.
Omar Habib was the first NYPD officer prosecuted under a city law that banned chokeholds.
The lawsuit claims the Administration for Children’s Services violated the woman's constitutional rights.
He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the killing of a health insurance executive.
The man died, and police are not sharing his name until they contact his family.
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